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Anonymous5d ago

Money

I financed a car I could not really afford at 24

I wanted to look successful, so I took a 6-year loan on a car that ate a quarter of my take-home pay. I was broke for years and could not build any savings.

Lesson learned

A car is a depreciating box of metal, not a personality. Buy the boring reliable one in cash or with a tiny loan and invest the difference.